Mixed US data but latest bits rising. Japan slips. India car sales surge. Aussie jobless rate rises, inflation expectations stall. freight rates stay high.

Oil prices retreat on excess supply; US mortgage applications fall again; EU factories busier; Prabowo wins easily in Indonesia

American inflation progress goes off-script. US retail sales growth slows. Japanese machine tool orders fall. Aussie consumers brighter but businesses not.

US inflation expectations ease. India inflation eases. China new car sales fall. ECB boss warns on bank asset quality.

China bank lending at record high but growth low. Japan and US equity markets hit highs. Eyes on US shadow bank lending. Aussie household spending weak.

US jobless claims fall. US cereal output rises. UST yields rise. India holds policy rate. China deflation deepens. Container freight rates stay very high.

US trade deficit at 3yr lows. China's fx reserves slip less than expected. German industrial production slide extends. Ørsted stumbles.

Dairy prices rise. US data strong. China rattled, readies rescue plan. German factory orders rebound. RBA holds hawkishly.

China's prospects dim in IMF eyes. China's housing market tough. US labour market stronger than expected. US earnings growth modest. Food prices fall.

The NZ Infrastructure Commission's Geoff Cooper outlines how thinking slowly and acting fast could improve NZ's infrastructure